Sectional roof for silos and the like.



E. L. PAIGE.

SEUTIONAL ROOF FOR SILOS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.20, 1912.

' 1,056,825, Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

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EARL L. PAIGE, 0 3 SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

SECTIONAL RQOF FOR- SKlJOS AND THE LIKE.

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To all whom 2'!- may concern Be it known that l, EARL L. PAIGE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county ofSangamon and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Sectional Roofs for Silos and the Like; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable othe s skilled in the art to which itappertains nake and use the same.

lily invention relates to root construction, and while l'iiyiriiprovedform of root will be desirabletor various kinds of buildings, yet it. isole gned especially to meet the requirements for an cilicient root uponsilos, and' ny prime object. among others, is to proyide a root, theparts whereof may be very readily disposecheach in its respectirooperative position and very easily removed therefrom, as may be foundnecessary from time to time.

A further object of my invention is to so form the roof sections thateach section may be disposed in its operative place upon the root and incomplete cooperat-ion'with the contiguous coi'iperating sections.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter made clearly apparent,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are made a partof this application, and in which.

Figural shows my improred roof complete, as upon av silo Or circularform of building. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of one of my roofingsections disposed in its operative place, and also showing the root treeor supporting pole disposed in the central portion of the roof. Fig. 3is a perspective detail View showing the framework of one of my improvedroot sections. Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of the .post member orcollar, designed for cooperation with the inner ends of each of the rootsections.

In order to conveniently refer to the Various details of my inventionand cooperating accessories, numerals Will be employed, the same numeralapplying to a corresponding; part throughout the views.

In matcrializing my invention, the roof sections are each termed so asto present an elongated triangle in all cases where the root is circularin form. or designed to cover a circular building, as upon a silo, thesaid roofsections being disposed upon the supporting walls 1 which maybe made of c Specification of Eetters Fatent.

Application filed August 20, 1912.

Patented Sitar. Serial No. 716,058.

ment, brick, wood or other preferred material. and of any desired form,as circular, octagonal, square or the like. Upon the walls thus orotherwise constructed, I mount my plurality of root sections consistingof a triangular form section. comprising the side members 2, the basemember 3, and the cross bar 4. To the converging ends of the members 2,l secure in any preferred manner, the body portion 5 of the hook section6, as by suitable bolts or rivets 2" or equivalent means. The hookmember 6 may be made in any desired manner though. l j, .e form the sameas shown in'l igf 3 OZ? drawings, wherein it will be observed tha theextreme outer end 15 provided with the eye section 8, through which theend. of a rope 9 may be passed and secured. ll also provide the lockingjaw 10 which is held normally closed *by the 5 ring member 11, wherebywhen the jaw is opened, the termi nal of the hook 6 will engage the ringor collar 12 mounted upon the center post 13 in any desired way, as bymeans of the flange 14 fitting tightly around said post and properlysecured by the bolt, 15 or equivalent means. The said collar or ring 12is illustrated in-detail in Fig. t and. coinprises the ring properformed integral or connected with the body portion 16 carried byrtheflange 15, it being understood that a plurality of rope receivingapertures l? is formed in said body for the obvious purpose of disposingthe rope 9 therethrough. in-ai dent. to the work of drawing the severalroof sections into their respective operative places. Each of the rootsections is pro vided with an anchoring member or rod 18 having itslower end extended through an opening in the base member 3, as shown inFig. 3 while the upper end thereof is ex tended through an aperture inthe cross bar l where itis secured in any preferred manner as by theretaining nut 19 or equivalent means. The anchoring rod 18 is'providedwith a downwardly extending: bent section '20 designed to cooperate withthe screw eye or bolt 2]., anchored in the upper'edge of the wall anddesigned to hold the roof section from casual displacement as-inprcrenting the lower end thereof from rising when located upon the roofand furthermore, designed for cooperating with the bent section orcurved member 20, when the roof section is dropped downward parallelwith the outside of the wall incident to the filling into engagementwith of: thecollar or ring 12 when the clamping.

wouldv be obvious from the showing made in the drawings.

It will be observed that the several roof sections are disposed aroundthe center post and each of the hook members 6 is brought its respectivesection jaw 10' will close said hook and insure against casualdisengagement thereof. It

=will be observed that the locking jaw 10 is provided with a curvedextension or lip 22,

whereby when the rope or cable member 9 is entered through one of theopenings 17 in the body portion l6 and a strong pull .is

23 to be reliably anchored the roof section will be iip22 exertedthereon, drawn sharply upward,'causing the to engage the ring or collarsuring that the jaw 10 will snap over the same and the spring 11wili'hold the jaw against casually opening. -When however, it is desiredto disengage the. hook member, the inner end thereof may be raisedslightly, causing contact between the ring member and the jaw which willinsure that the tension of the spring 11 will be overcome and the jawopened.

Above the meeting ends of the several roof sections, I dispose inpermanent engagement with the center ber 23, having the collar '24 tofit snugly around the post and permitting the said cap in its operativeposition, slightly above the inner ends of post, a cap mem- X 12,thereby inu orenzo the roof section. By adjusting the cup section 23slightly above the roof sections, it is obvious that inasmuch as theends of the roof sections do not reach snugly against.- the center post,an annular space will be left around said post to insure perfectventilation and the escape of incident to the curing process.

It will be understood that the various parts of my invention may bevaried in tormotion, as desired, and I therefore Wis to comprehend inthis application all substan tiai substitutes and equivalents as may beregarded as falling fairly within the scope of my invention.

It will be understood that the several frame sections of the root may beproperly covered in any desired manner, preferably bycorrugated sheetmetal of such character and sizeas to insure that the edgeof one of theroof sections will overlap the edge of the contiguous section orsections.

Having thus described my invention, What I desire to secure by LettersPatent is:

In a silo, a wall, a center post, screw eyes secured to the top of saidwall, roof sections removably secured at the inner ends to said centerpost, anchoring rods having inner bent portions and carried by said roofsections, said anchoring rods being slidably mounted within said screweyes thereby per mitting said roof sections to slide outwardly and swinginto vertical position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.-

EARL L. PAIGE. i Vitnesses M. M. LAUER, G. J. Gnonos.

